Aside from giving their best defensive player time to mend his injured shoulder, the team will also get more of a look at younger players like Markus Kuhn, a second-year defensive tackle, and Damonotre Moore, a third-round pick from this year's draft.

"Kuhn will come into the picture," defensive coordinator Perry Fewell said. "So that gives us the added body inside we can go and play with."

When asked about a direct replacement for Pierre-Paul and whether that could be Cullen Jenkins, Fewell sounded like he was leaning more towards the rookie, Moore, who has a blocked punt in his limited role this season.

"We’ll play Moore, we’ll get him ready," Fewell said. "We’ll also play Jenkins and move him outside a little bit. Obviously we have a plan that we’ll do a couple different things in certain situations."

Fewell said it will be a good trial-by-fire for Moore considering how difficult a read-option offense can be for a young defensive end.

"This is a difficult offense for any defensive end," Fewell said. "It is a read-option offense, it is a play-action offense. They'll do a number of things to make the defensive ends think, so it is quite difficult."